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Phoenix College Softball Dynasty Continues (Quietly) As ASU Moves To Super-Regional

Big day for local women's college sports yesterday, specifically fastpitch softball, a sport near and dear to our heart.First, the big-time (i.e. Division I) news: Arizona State moved on to the Super-Regionals as the solar eclipse faded into the night, beating scrappy Syracuse 4-0 in the elimin ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Snap Losing Streak With Win Against New York Knicks

Steve Nash, rumored to be a free-agent target of the New York Knicks in the upcoming offseason, scored 26 points against the Knicks on Wednesday night in New York as the Phoenix Suns broke a five-game losing streak. The 91-88 final score extended the struggling Knicks' losing skid to four games

Beach Boys' Smile Finally Released; Looking Back to 1966

​It's been a long time since the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson first began orchestrating one of rock's most anticipated albums. Finally, after nearly four and a half decades of half-releases and bootlegs, Capitol Records is issuing the official release of the Beach Boys' long lost album Smile. ... More >>

Boston Celtics Dominate Phoenix Suns in 115-103 Thrashing That Was Worse Than It Looks

nba.com/sunsLast night's game -- in a parallel universe.​The Phoenix Suns could not keep their momentum going last night against the Boston Celtics, taking a spectacular 115-103 beating in a game that was never really close.It was a major comedown from Monday night's wild overtime win against the ... More >>

Thunder Struck

Elite baller tries to light up the Purple Palace

Phoenix Suns Follow Stellar Game Against Boston With Embarrassing Game Against New Orleans. Wednesday Night: Milwaukee Bucks

nba.com/suns Steve Nash leads the league in double-doubles with 26. ​After an agonizing three-game stretch against the bottom-dwelling Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Bobcats, the Phoenix Suns needed a big performance this weekend -- and they got it, in one game, anyway ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Have Much to Prove Against Celtics and Hornets This Weekend

nba.com/sunsTonight's game is a statement game for the Suns against Boston.​The Phoenix Suns have a tough couple of games ahead of them this weekend as they're scheduled to face a Boston Celtics team tonight that's considered by some to be the best in the league and a very good New Orleans squad o ... More >>

Straight Shooter

New-ish Phoenix Sun tries to prove his might

Phoenix Suns Upend Previously Unbeaten Atlanta Hawks In Nice Road WIn

Though the Beasts of the East (Miami Heat and Boston Celtics) have been stealing most of the headlines in this early part of the NBA season, the Atlanta Hawks went into yesterday's game against the Phoenix Suns without a loss.​That streak ended, as the Suns held on down the stretch for an exciting ... More >>

Alcatraz? - Hoops Tournament Gives Locals Chance To Play At 'The Yard'

redbull.com​Hoopsters looking to chase their dreams have a unique opportunity to showcase their skills this weekend. Red Bull, the energy drink, is hosting King of the Rock, a one-on-one basketball tournament across the West Coast at six qualifying sites. Here's the kicker, though: the finalists ... More >>

Nineball

Nineball at CK's Tavern and Grill

Nineball.​This is part of a series of reviews of bands who play weekly at local bars. The show: Nineball at CK's Tavern and Grill.The look: Middle class sports bar.The smell: Tank tops and testosterone.The taste: Fried food.Three words/phrases to describe the night: Thoughtfully casual, flip ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Now 2-2 With Lakers in Western Conference Finals on Bench's 54-Point Performance. Most Important Game Since Charles Barkley Era on Thursday Night in L.A.

suns.com (L-R) Goran Dragic, Lou Amundson, Jared Dudley, and Channing Frye (suns.com)​"All we've done is earn ourselves a great opportunity," Steve Nash told reporters, after the Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-106 at US Airways Center last night. "We can't be ... More >>

Robin Lopez Scrimmages With Suns; 7-Footer Getting Ready to Play Against Los Angeles Lakers

www.fanster.com Phoenix Suns big-man Robin Lopez.​ The basketball gods seem to like Phoenix.It's reported that Phoenix Suns big-man Robin Lopez will play -- in some capacity -- in game one of the NBA Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, beginning Monday at 6 p ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Escape Golden State with Win After 264-Point Shootout

www.nba.com/sunsAmar'e Stoudemire: Another huge night.​The NBA's top two scoring teams did exactly what was expected of them Monday night in Oakland, where the Phoenix Suns escaped with a 133-131 win over the Golden State Warriors. The Suns moved to 19 games over .500 win and maintained their hold ... More >>

Suns Drop Two Western Conference Playoff Contenders This Weekend at Home

www.nba.com/sunsJason Richardson: Big night on Sunday.​The Phoenix Suns didn't seem to hit too many baskets on Sunday night (looks weird to see a double-digit score beside their name, doesn't it?) but they stepped up their defense enough to knock off the Portland Trail Blazers 93-87. It was the fo ... More >>

Hot Links: Home Invasions, Pro Athlete Brawls, and Vegemite

​Phoenix police are investigating a home invasion where men dressed in police-type gear and forced their way into a West Valley home. Five to six men reportedly wore black clothes and body armor, and were armed with handguns and rifles. No one was harmed in the incident, but the suspects stole the ... More >>

Hot Links: Rail Bathrooms, Bomb Threats, and Suns Stomped

​After its one year anniversary, Metro Light Rail has opened bathrooms at the light rail stop in Mesa. The $153,000 restrooms opened December 17 at the stop near Sycamore and Main Street, and are the only bathrooms available at any light rail stop...A man who died in a motorcycle wreck early Sunda ... More >>

Road Trip

Suns thankful to continue home sched

Road-Weary Suns Drop Fourth Out of Last Five in 102-101 Loss to the Dallas Mavericks; Next: Friday vs. Orlando Magic

www.nba.com/sunsJason Richardson: 25 points in a losing effort​It seems as if the Phoenix Suns are playing only road games this year. Of course, they've suited up at US Airways Center a few times, but, indeed, they've been away from home a lot thus far: a league-high 15 games out of the first 22 t ... More >>

Suns Get Blown Out for Second Night in Row, This Time by LeBron James and Cavs. Next UP: Sacramento on Saturday

nba.com LeBron and Shaq dominate Suns.​Are the Suns who we thought they were before the season got going? Certainly hope not, but after two blowout losses in as many nights, we're beginning to wonder. Sure, the 107-90 road loss last night to one of the top teams in the NBA, the C ... More >>

It Was a Good Old-Fashioned Beat-Down, and (Damn!) it Was the Suns Doin' the Beatin'. Next Up: the Lakers Tonight.

suns.com Lou Amundson's in-your-face block in the second quarter was symbolic of the whipping the Suns gave the Hornets.​Man, we've waited a long time for this! The Phoenix Suns dominated Chris Paul and New Orleans from the start at US Airways Center last night and wound up blowing ou ... More >>

High-Flying Suns Wrap Up 4-1 East Coast Swing with 119-115 Win Against 76ers

www.nba.com/suns Jason Richardson: Another high-scoring effort.​ Even the most fanatical of Suns worshippers couldn't have imagined such an outcome. A weeklong five-game road trip to the East Coast, including bouts against powerhouses Boston and Orlando, wrapping up with four wins for the ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Top Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards in Weekend Wins. Next Up: Philadephia 76ers.

www.nba.comJason Richardson scored big against the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards this weekend.​Going into their current five-game jaunt up and down the East Coast, the Phoenix Suns were expected to be butchered by such powerhouse teams as 2008 NBA champs Boston in a basketball bloodbath.&n ... More >>

One-Loss Suns Try to Keep it That Way With Games in Boston and D.C. Lotsa Luck!

Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen are next on the Suns' docket. ​ After getting peppered on Wednesday night by the Orlando Magic, the 4-1 Phoenix Suns continue their beast-of-an-East-Coast swing with one super toughie and one winnable one. (If, that is, they don't go all 2008-09 Sun ... More >>

The Streak's Over: Even Ex-Sun Matt Barnes Looked Like an All-Star in Phoenix's Blowout Road Loss to Magic

NBA.com Dwight Howard doing his Superman impression at the All-Star Game.It was only a matter of time. Yeah, the Phoenix Suns were 4-0 going into last night's game with Superman and the Orlando Magic -- the man of steel being everybody's favorite basketball star nowadays, Dwight Howard. ... More >>

Tour de Fat, Phoenix Mercury, Wanda Jackson and Shizzfest Over the Weekend

​Tour de Fat at Tempe Beach Par New Belgium Brewing maintains that Tour de Fat is a bike festival first and a beer festival second. To prove it, they got a Tempe citizen to donate his car and agree to utilize only a bike he received at Tour de Fat as his means of transportation. Talk about putting ... More >>

Beat L.A.: Potential First-Round NBA Playoff Preview Tonight at Staples Center

www.nba.comKobe Bryant With a 4-1 record in the Alvin Gentry era, the Phoenix Suns are winning the games they're supposed to win. However, they're still faltering against the NBA's elite, evident by Sunday's ass-whopping against the defending champion Boston Celtics. But that's ok. The reason Terr ... More >>

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Suns Blow Out the Thunder and Get Dominated by the Celtics Over the Weekend

The good, of course, were Rajon Rondo (pictured) and the mighty Boston Celtics, who came into US Airways Center Sunday Afternoon and took care of business, 128-108, against the Phoenix Suns. The bad were the Oklahoma City Thunder, who got dominated by the Suns here Friday night, ... More >>

ASU Nips Arizona Wildcats in Classic Battle at Super-Loud Home Gym

A few sights, sounds and other memories from last night's thrilling ASU win over Arizona at the Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe: It was the loudest crowd we've heard at the campus arena since the mid- to late-1970s, when both state schools usually had excellent, evenly matched squads. The din w ... More >>

On the Run: Fast-Moving Phoenix Suns Host OKC Tonight and the Boston Celtics Sunday

More impressive than the 140 or more points scored in each of the Phoenix Suns' dominating victories over the Los Angeles Clippers is this quote by Clippers guard Eric Gordon, which followed the second game of the Alvin Gentry era. "They are going to be a really hard team to beat now that they are ... More >>

Phoenix Suns' Amar'e Stoudemire Undergoes Eye Surgery; Probably Out for Rest of the Regular Season

Just when things were beginning to look up for the Phoenix Suns. The team announced that power forward Amar'e Stoudemire -- on the trading block until he stepped up his game after a recent coaching change -- underwent surgery today for a "partially detached re ... More >>

Amar'e Stoudemire Scores 42 in Phoenix Suns' Second-Night-in-a-Row Rout of Clippers

The once-again run-and-gun Phoenix Suns looked great again Wednesday night, scoring 140 points or more for the second game in a row against the dog-ass Los Angeles Clippers. This time, the score was 142-119, and supposedly on-the-trading-block Amar'e Stoudemire scored 42 points of that and ... More >>

2009 NBA All-Star Game: Defense (For a Change), Jumpshots, and Forced Drama

Kobe and Shaq are once again BFF. Awwww. The only thing the sports media love more than a good feud is a half-assed gesture to end it under meaningless circumstances. So it was that Kobe and Shaq were forced to awkwardly hoist a trophy together at the 2009 NBA All-Star game, just as they did ... More >>

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Can't Beat the Patsies? Join 'Em

Second-half Suns need to ramp it up

Best Team Ever? Naw, but a Damn Awesome One -- the Suns Visit the Boston Celtics Tonight

Boston's Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen From the middle of November through the end of December, 38 days to be exact, the Boston Celtics didn't lose a game, sweeping their way to 19 consecutive victories. The team's record on December 23 was 27-2. "Best team ever" pursed the lips of s ... More >>

Weekend Split Against Two Bad Teams: Suns Lose to Minnesota at Home and Beat Toronto on the Road

Remember that February 9 beat-down win over the formidable Dallas Mavericks at US Airways Center? It was easy to believe that the Phoenix Suns had turned it all around after they toppled a top Western Conference opponent by 28 points, to hope (Barack Obama's favorite w ... More >>

Granger Danger

Suns should beware of Pacers’ young guns

Bear Market: Phoenix Suns at Memphis Grizzlies Tonight

The Boston Celtics bought themselves an NBA Championship in 2007-08. The Los Angeles Lakers nearly stole one by snookering away the rights to All-Star forward Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies last February 1 for the NBA equivalent of nothing. Oh, Memphis Coach Marc Iavaroni, a former Suns ass ... More >>

Glad Tidings, Our Ass: San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns on Christmas

Anyone else miss the good ol' days, when the Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs were locked in a bitter struggle for ideological supremacy (and home-court advantage in the playoffs)? When the Lakers and Hornets were laughable, and the thought of a return to form for the Boston Celtics was like some ... More >>

Wolf Den: Phoenix Suns at Minnesota Tonight

  Al Jefferson (above dunking) is most decidedly better than nothing. A linchpin of the Minnesota Timberwolves' move-him-or-lose-him trade of All-World Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics in the summer of '07, Jefferson came into his own last season, his first as a T-Wolf.  The 6-10 center/forwar ... More >>

Benjamin’s Weekend Word: First Friday, Just Blazed, and Richard Cheese

Who's Your Shaq Daddy Now?

Can aging behemoth bring the bling?

Prêt-à-Porter Ranch

Bikini-clad babes and horny white dudes pack Martini Ranch for its "Summer's End" fashion hoo-ha.

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